Morning rush
34 min 639 trips · 77% on paceOBSERVED MBTA TRAVEL TIME · 30 SERVICE DAYS
AlewifetoShawmut
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A direct MBTA train from Alewife to Shawmut took a median 34 minutes across 3,126 observed trips; 90% of measured rides finished within approximately 39 minutes.
Source: MBTA Performance Data · 2026-08-20 to 2026-09-18 · Completed direct trips only
Typical34 min50th percentile
Slower trip39 min90th percentile
Scheduled34 minmedian timetable
On pace75%within 2 min of schedule
THE SHORT ANSWER
How long does Alewife to Shawmut take?
The median completed ride from Alewife to Shawmut was 34 minutes; the published schedule’s median was 34 minutes.
Based on 3,126 direct trips between 2026-08-20 and 2026-09-18, the median observed ride was 34 minutes. That was within 0 minutes of the published schedule.
Nine out of ten measured trips finished within approximately 39 minutes. These figures describe completed direct trips; they do not include the time spent waiting for the train.
WHEN YOU TRAVEL
Alewife to Shawmut times by daypart
Off-peak produced the fastest median for Alewife to Shawmut; Evening rush produced the slowest.
Differences can change as the rolling dataset updates.
Midday
35 min 848 trips · 73% on paceEvening rush
35 min 672 trips · 74% on paceOff-peak
33 min 967 trips · 77% on paceMEASUREMENT SAMPLE
How Alewife to Shawmut was measured
The Alewife to Shawmut estimate uses 3,126 completed direct-trip stop-timestamp pairs matched to the schedule active for each observed train.
We publish the median because one dramatic delay should not define an everyday journey, and the 90th percentile because riders still need to understand the bad end of normal.
We do not infer why a trip ran slowly. Construction, incidents, crowding and weather require separate evidence.
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Trips related to Alewife to Shawmut
The Alewife to Shawmut record is accompanied by 6 other measured direct rides beginning at Alewife, each with a published median duration.